Articles filed under Diversity
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Carpentersville celebrating Hispanic culture with FiestapaloozaSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Carpentersville will host Fiestapalooza on Saturday to coincide with Mexican Independence Day. The festival, which also marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, w...
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Wheaton hosting annual Festival of CulturesSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - The Wheaton Community Relations Commission is hosting the annual Festival of Cultures on Sunday at Memorial Park, 225 Karlskoga Ave. The free festival will run from 1 t...
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Immerse in the magic of Mexican folk art with alebrijes exhibit in ElginSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - Colorful, fantastical creatures that escaped the imaginations of five Mexican artists have found a home in the real world at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin. More than ...
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Suburban Mosaic: Racial Equity Week events begin today in Cook CountySep 11, 2023 5:30 am - Cook County's fifth annual Racial Equity Week will run today through Friday with in-person and virtual events. “Each year, we update the public on how Cook County has w...
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Suburban Mosaic: Sanctuary for the Skies brings bird havens to Buffalo Grove, beyondSep 04, 2023 5:30 am - Volunteers with Sanctuary for the Skies recently built a bird sanctuary at Sunrise Senior Living in Buffalo Grove as part of the group's mission to create safe havens fo...
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More than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern NigeriaAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria - Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding in one of the largest mass detentions targeting homosexuality,...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in JacksonvilleAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use "extreme care" if traveling to Florida. The lead...
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Suburban Mosaic: Christians, Jews and Muslims to break bread in Arlington Heights for peaceAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - Suburban Christians, Jews and Muslims will come together to break bread Sept. 10 at the 12th annual Interfaith Potluck For Peace at St. Viator High School in Arlington H...
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'Something I shall never forget': MLK's historic speech still inspires suburban leadersAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - A momentous speech 60 years ago changed the course of Clyde Brooks' life. On Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech ...
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Visitors to Lincoln Memorial say America has its flaws but see gains made since March on WashingtonAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling that - for the moment - the monument to the nation's 16th president is a ...